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A NATION IN MOURNING: Division, Violence and Chaos in the United States of America

By Marielena Montesino de Stuart

July 8, 2016

Today, I am addressing my readers with a broken heart. Having experienced the never-ending pain caused by the violent deaths of young members of my family at the hands of Communist thugs in Cuba– I am deeply perturbed by the terror and violence that we are experiencing in the streets of this nation.

Lack of detailed information regarding the deaths of two young black men, who were shot by police officers in Louisiana and Minnesota– coupled with imperfect human reasoning and understanding of the nature of evil is leading our country down a path of division, violence and chaos– not seen since the 1960’s and 70’s.

It is in this environment of division, violence and chaos where evil thrives.

The deaths of the two young black men in Louisiana and Minnesota, as tragic as they were, do not justify yesterday’s evil and brutal killings of five police officers in Dallas. Nothing, absolutely nothing can justify the violence in Dallas. A poignant reminder: these officers were murdered while protecting citizens, so that they could march and protest peacefully. The depth of pain caused by the loss of these brave young police officers cannot be put into words, and I accompany their families, colleagues and friends in their grief.

Sadly, as I write these words, two other police officers have been shot in Georgia and Missouri– and one police officer was attacked in Tennessee.

Socialism = division, terror, violence and chaos

I continue to insist that America is descending violently into a socialist abyss of materialistic atheism. The implementation of a socialist form of government, as the first phase of Communism, finds its greatest ally in division, terror, violence and chaos– where human life has little value. It should thus come as no surprise that the murder of innocent babies through abortion is protected by our government, under the fictitious tenet of “choice.”

This environment devoid of basic values of dignity and protection of human life is exactly what the socialists need and use to promote chaos, so that they can step in with “solutions” that only serve to incrementally encroach on our God-given freedom. This is the pattern humanity has witnessed wherever Communism has taken hold. As a survivor of Communism I can attest to this truth. Most people who were not born captive of totalitarianism, as I was, have a difficult time wrapping their brains around this reality.

Ours is the most powerful nation on earth, and one founded on faith in God and the natural law– which binds all men for all time and in all circumstances. As such, we must not allow socialism to continue to advance in our government and institutions.

But today, tomorrow and forever, I will mourn the lack of unity and loss of so many innocent and precious lives– in the country that once saved mine: the United States of America.

The rest of the world depends on our decency, integrity and courage to save this nation.

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